On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 5:57 AM, eva <evammg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 8 April 2011 20:43, Paul Lesniewski <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> Please don't top-post. Refer to the mailing list posting guidelines >> >> if you have doubts about how to post here. >> >> >> >> >>> > I have my Squirrelmail translated into Spanish, but I don't know how >> >> >>> > to >> >> >>> > translate the messages of my plugins (ie restrict_senders). Do I >> >> >>> > have >> >> >>> > togenerate my own translation? >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Yes, unless it's already been translated. Where to put the translated >> >> >>> plugin file depends on the plugin. IIRC, Restrict Senders needs its >> >> >>> translated file under the main squirrelmail/locales directory. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> You might want to start here >> >> >>> >> >> >>> http://squirrelmail.org/docs/translator/translator.html >> >> >>> http://squirrelmail.org/wiki/HelpTranslating >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Both links are found with quick and easy web searches. >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks for the reply, >> >> >> yes, I already had a look to those links, but I wasnt sure if that was >> >> >> the >> >> >> right way to do it. >> >> >> Ok, so I'll work on that. >> >> > >> >> > After trying a few things on the documentation, still not translating. I >> >> > am >> >> > sorry if I am asking about obvious things, but I dont know what else to >> >> > try >> >> > and I am stuck. >> >> > I have followed the steps here: >> >> > http://squirrelmail.org/wiki/HelpTranslating >> >> > where it says "Translating plugins". >> >> > I have changed a tested it, putting a string in the msgstr parameter, as >> >> > the >> >> > documentation suggests,.. but no luck. >> >> > I restarted Apache, but still the same. >> >> > If anyone has done this before, it could be very helpful. >> >> >> >> You need to show what you've done in order for anyone to tell you why >> >> it isn't working. Also be specific about which plugin you're >> >> translating. We need *EVERY* detail. >> >> >> > >> > Sorry for the top-posting.. long time I haven't posted so I forget. >> >> Thanks for understanding. Next thing to fix is not to send HTML to >> mailing lists, thanks. >> >> > I have realised now what's missing, by still don't know how to go on. >> > The plugin's name is "restrict_senders". Here is what I did: >> > - I created path where the .po and .mo files will be saved, that is, as the >> > documentation says, using ../locale/<language_code>/LC_MESSAGES >> > /path/squirrelmail-1.4.21/plugins/restrict_senders/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES >> >> These two paths are not the same thing. You need to place your translation in: >> >> ...../squirrelmail/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES >> >> > - Then I created the .po file: >> > xgettext --keyword=_ -d restrict_senders -s --language=php *.php >> > That generated the file: restrict_senders.po >> >> xgettext is used to generate a .pot file. And you should notice that >> Restrict Senders already comes with one for you in its locale >> directory. >> >> > - Compiled it: >> > msgfmt -o restrict_senders.mo restrict_senders.po >> > - Then I had my restrict_senders.po and restrict_senders.mo >> > /path/squirrelmail-1.4.21/plugins/restrict_senders/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/restrict_senders.po >> > /path/squirrelmail-1.4.21/plugins/restrict_senders/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/restrict_senders.mo >> > - Then, modified this bit, for testing, in the restrict_senders.po file: >> > #: functions.php:228 >> > #, c-format >> > msgid "Too many outgoing recipients. Please limit number of recipients to >> > %d." >> > msgstr "Esta es la traduccion." >> > - Then compiled the modified .po file again. >> > - Restarted Apache. >> > So, I have realised that, at the beginning of the explanation, it says that >> > I have to tell Squirrelmail where this file is (obvious now that I know..). >> > I copy-paste the example in the documentation, that it's been done with >> > another plugin, the view_as_html plugin: >> > >> > /* i18n.php defines the _() syntax */ >> > include_once('../functions/i18n.php'); >> > /* Now tell gettext where the locale directory for your plugin is >> > * this is in relation to the src/ directory >> > */ >> > bindtextdomain('view_as_html', SM_PATH . 'plugins/view_as_html/locale'); >> > /* Switch to your plugin domain so your messages get translated */ >> > textdomain('view_as_html'); >> > if($show_html_default == 1) { >> > echo "<a href=\"$new_link&view_as_html=0\">"; >> > echo _("View as plain text"); >> > echo "</a>\n"; >> > } >> > else { >> > echo "<a href=\"$new_link&view_as_html=1\">"; >> > echo _("View as HTML"); >> > echo "</a>\n"; >> > } >> > /* Switch back to the SquirrelMail domain */ >> > bindtextdomain('squirrelmail', SM_PATH . 'locale'); >> > textdomain('squirrelmail'); >> > >> > So, I found I don't know where to put this configuration... >> >> All this PHP code is unneeded. Restrict Senders is already coded >> correctly for being translated. You only need to create a .po and .mo >> and put them in the right place. When you're done, please share with >> the community if you would. You should send it to our >> squirrelmail-i18n mailing list (and this question would also have been >> more appropriate there). >> >> > So, what it looks like, is that I have to change where it says >> > "viw_as_html", and put instead "restrict_senders". >> > But.. there's a configuration with the "if" that I don't know if that will >> > apply to the restrict_senders plugin... ? >> > So I am a bit stuck over there. >> > Thank you. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- > > That's right. I got it perfectly working now. My mistake was I thought > that I had to use the locale directory of the plugin, instead of the > main directory of Squirrel. > > Thanks for your help. As thanks, I'd ask you share your translation with the community. Please send it to the i18n mailing list if you can (if you're feeling lazy, you can send it to this list for now). -- Paul Lesniewski SquirrelMail Team Please support Open Source Software by donating to SquirrelMail! http://squirrelmail.org/donate_paul_lesniewski.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd ----- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/postingguidelines List address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx List archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List info (subscribe/unsubscribe/change options): https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
